Events June 4-11 (6/4/2026) - THURSDAY CANDIDATE FORUM: Six of the seven candidates for the upcoming Aug. 4 Democratic Party primary for the 1st Congressional District seat will take part in a candidate forum beginning… …
Habits to support brain health topic of June 12 program (6/3/2026) - Walter Reed Post Acute and the Alzheimer’s Association are partnering to host “Supporting Brain Health in Our Community,” an interactive experience on Friday, June 12, in Gloucester. The free-admission event… …
Senior Safety Fair to be held June 16 in Mathews (6/3/2026) - Mathews County Triad will hold its 25th annual Senior Safety Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, 7138 Buckley Hall Road,… …Horsley pleads guilty for her role in murders (6/3/2026) - Lacey Ann Horsley, 19, of Gloucester, pleaded and was found guilty in Mathews Circuit Court on Wednesday, May 27, to three felony charges in connection with her involvement in the… …
Gloucester Arts Festival gets underway (6/3/2026) - The Gloucester Arts Festival—a monthlong celebration of the arts—gets underway this week, as nationally recognized plein air artists from across the country begin arriving Friday for the Plein Air Invitational,… …
Ribbon cutting held for USCG upgrade at Aids to Navigation Team Milford Haven (6/3/2026) - A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday for a long-planned upgrade to U.S. Coast Guard Aids Team Navigation Milford Haven—a 4,200-square-foot building to support the Coast Guard’s mission of providing and… …
Sea level rise starts taking over area farmland, VIMS researchers say (6/3/2026) - Researchers at the College of William & Mary’s Batten School and Virginia Institute of Marine Science have discovered sea level rise is encroaching on farmland in the Mid-Atlantic region at… …Gloucester supervisors approve utilities rate increase (6/3/2026) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors voted to increase the monthly sewer and water charges by 13 percent for all customers by a vote of 5-2, effective July 1, following… …
Coming down (6/3/2026) - The George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge toll removal project is well under way. Taking advantage of the clear, sunny weather, the Virginia Department of Transportation is shown removing pieces of… …Ruritans to hold free shred event (6/3/2026) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club will hold a free community shred event from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, at the club grounds at 8784 Guinea Road, Hayes. People are invited… …
Planning Commission to hold day care, 7-Eleven hearings tonight (6/3/2026) - The Gloucester County Planning Commission is holding two public hearings tonight, Thursday, June 4, regarding the creation of a child care facility and a new 7-Eleven convenience store, both in… …
VIMS Marine Science Day (6/3/2026) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, was abuzz with activity on Saturday as visitors young and old filled the campus to visit the many booths and exhibits at… …Widows group meets Tuesday (6/3/2026) - Widows of Gloucester and Mathews Counties will meet at noon Tuesday at Tabernacle of Faith Church, 7028 Woodville Road, Hayes. The group invites all widows and friends to a special… …
Route 17 crash (5/27/2026) - Virginia State Police is investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Monday afternoon on Route 17 in northern Gloucester County. The preliminary investigation indicates a tractor trailer was heading northbound… …
NARFE guest speaker (5/27/2026) - Sara Marston, Riverside Health Wellness Engagement Manager, was the guest speaker at the May 19 meeting of Middle Peninsula Chapter 1757 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association,… …Gloucester supervisors to hold four public hearings on Tuesday night (5/27/2026) - Four public hearings are planned for Tuesday night’s Gloucester County Board of Supervisors meeting, which will begin at 6 o’clock in the colonial courthouse. Two conditional use permit applications for… …
Juggling, magic show comes to Mathews Library (5/27/2026) - Magician Jonathan Austin will bring his juggling and magic show to Mathews Memorial Library at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 15, as part of this year’s summer program, “Unearth a… …
Party With a Purpose to fund new MHS band uniforms (5/27/2026) - Members of the Mathews High School band, and its director Mark Givens, were the special guests of the Mathews Rotary Club, speaking to club members at last Thursday’s meeting. They… …
Canine Companions (5/27/2026) - Mathews residents Kristin and Ian Morse, from left, travelled to Medford, New York, on Friday, May 15 for the Canine Companions graduation/matriculation ceremonies. Their lab/golden retriever mix, Hobart, was placed… …
Remembering fallen members (5/27/2026) - American Legion Mathews Post 83 held a bell-ringing ceremony and three-volley gun salute on Sunday to honor members the post lost during the past year. Those named as having passed… …Deadline Monday for ‘250 for 250’ essay contest (5/27/2026) - Monday is the deadline for entries in the Gazette-Journal’s “250 for 250” essay contest, which invites Gloucester and Mathews students in grades 8-12 to win cash prizes for submitting a… …
Cell tower on Gwynn’s Island receives approval (5/27/2026) - Mathews supervisors and planning commissioners held a joint public hearing Tuesday on a request for a conditional use permit to allow the installation of a 195-foot monopole telecommunications tower on… …
Board weighs Certified Local Government proposal (5/27/2026) - Mathews supervisors received a presentation last Thursday on the benefits of the county becoming a Certified Local Government. During the public comment period that followed at the meeting in the… …
VIMS Marine Science Day Saturday (5/27/2026) - The College of William & Mary’s Batten School and Virginia Institute of Marine Science will hold its 24th annual Marine Science Day from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday at… …
Drought conditions remain in area despite recent rains (5/27/2026) - Virginia has been experiencing serious drought conditions, and nowhere in the state have those conditions been worse than in Gloucester, Mathews, and the rest of the Middle Peninsula. Recent rainfalls… …